PORT ARTHUR, Texas– Moving hundreds of vehicles and tons to supplies and equipment from Hawaii to the U.S. may appear chaotic to the untrained eye. But to the U.S. Army, this type of activity is considered routine.In a Sealift Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (SEDRE), Soldiers from 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) […]
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Exercise Northern Strike 21 planning underway in Michigan | Article
GRAYLING, Mich. – For nearly a decade, Northern Strike (NS) has brought thousands of military members from multiple service branches, states and countries together, all in the name of building joint fires lethality and overall unit readiness.Situated in the northern part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, the National All-Domain Warfighting Center […]
Fort Sill Army Wellness Center offers formulas for peak fitness | Article
FORT SILL, Oklahoma (Sept. 17, 2020) — Soldiers maintain a standard of fitness with daily training, but there are other elements that affect peak performance. That’s where the Fort Sill Army Wellness Center (AWC) comes in. The staff uses the same technology as professional sports teams and tailors a fitness […]
TEAMWORK — Bats vacate Fort Rucker Fitness Center, focus moves to prevention | Article
FORT RUCKER, Ala. — The bat colony that took up residence in the Fort Rucker Fitness Center on Andrews Avenue in early July has left the building.Fort Rucker Directorate of Public Works and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said the Brazilian free-tailed bats left in mid-August once their fledgling pups […]
Tenn. Guard participates in virtual cybersecurity exercise | Article
By Staff Sgt. Timothy Cordeiro, Tennessee National GuardSeptember 25, 2020 SMYRNA, Tenn. – Tennessee National Guard members participated in a joint cybersecurity training event at Volunteer Training Site – Smyrna, Sept. 12-25.Hosted by the National Guard Bureau, Cyber Shield 2020 is an annual exercise that brings together more than 800 […]
Cyber Shield 2020 features fully virtual training exercise | Article
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cyber Shield 2020 is underway on networks across the nation, with more than 800 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from more than 40 states signed in for virtual training to sharpen their skills as network defenders.Cyber Shield, which runs Sept. 12-27 this year, is a defensively focused […]
Army to build on results from first Project Convergence exercise | Article
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — Amid 100-degree temperatures in Yuma’s barren desert, the Army tested the pinnacle of its modernization efforts during Project Convergence demonstrations Monday and Wednesday.During the latest drills that challenged joint multi-domain operations capabilities, Soldiers displayed improved interoperability, power and speed, Army senior leaders said during a […]